I know it seems a little absurd to have a rotation of eye creams but a skincare specialist once told me there is no one eye cream that can do it all and it totally made sense to me. For the longest time I was trying eye creams that claimed to do so much but felt like they were doing nothing at all!

To be able to target specific problems and target them well, you have to consider focusing on one thing at a time.

That being said, it’s no surprise I use a variation of now five different eye creams to target different things. These my friends, are my favourites.

{De-puffing perfection}

I admit that I often have my doubts with drugstore brands but almost every product from the new Fresh Effects collection by Olay has been more than impressive. This eye cream and the cleansing wipes being the standout pieces. Bright On Schedule, Eye Awakening Cream is a rollerball that claims to brighten and de-puff your eyes instantly. No exaggeration – it does just that. This is the eye cream I go to if I’m desperate to get my eyes from potato sacks to bright-eyed and bushy-tailed.

{The rollerball effect}

The cooling rollerball has a lot to do with the impressive bag-busting results.

{Anti-aging – the miracle worker}

I know it’s easy to forget about the future of your beautifully aging skin but if you want to keep it looking that way then preventative measures hold a place in your beauty regime. Skinceuticals are one of the best in this field and I’m a huge fan of this AOX antioxidant Eye Gel ($89). With that, it repairs sun damage to the eye and helps you look a lot less tired than you feel.

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{Dark circles – Let there be bright}

If you’re a fan of the Clarisonic Opal I highly recommend using this light-bulb of a serum in conjunction with it. Lancome’s Genifique Eye Light-Pearl ($88) is light enough to use with the device (that alone helps to soften the look of puffiness in an instant) and product alone is fantastic at easing dark circles after just a few weeks of use. If you’re looking for hydration and the banishment of fine lines look for something a little richer. I find this to be drying at times but when I layer it with a richer cream it’s a dream.

{Sleeping beauty}

This sleeping beauty boasts a mix of botanicals and essential oils that offer an under eye area that’s soft and supple. Though it claims to, the Kiehl’s Midnight Recovery Eye Cream ($40) doesn’t always banish puffy peepers but when my skin has been obviously thirsty, this little wonder helps me wake with a fresher look.

{The holy grail}

When pulling together these edits there’s often a product that stand out the most and I feel like it’s my duty to give you that “If you had to pick ONE” recommendation. Obviously the above are fantastic in their areas of expertise but the Shiseido Ibuki Eye Cream is my number one, daytime eye cream. It smoothes out fine lines and contains a pearlescent ingredient that illuminates the skin instantly. It takes me from looking zombie like to “I woke up like this”.

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